Drop and give me twenty, you maggots! You've been assigned Ezekiel chapter 17 and you better pay attention, cause this ain't no Sunday school. This chapter is about a big eagle and a little cedar tree. The big eagle is King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and that scrawny little cedar tree is a metaphor for Israel. The eagle plucks the cedar tree from its homeland and replants it in Babylon. But that's not all. The eagle also takes a twig from the cedar tree and plants it in a fertile land with plenty of water. That twig represents King Zedekiah of Judah. God's gonna make that little twig grow into a mighty cedar tree, and it's gonna be a symbol of hope for the people of Israel. So that's it, soldiers. You've just read Ezekiel chapter 17. Now get down and give me twenty!